Diane Simpson has barely slept since her son Apollo-Lyn was gunned down earlier this week, in what was the latest in a rash of fatal shootings that plagued Metro Vancouver over the Christmas long weekend.

With four fatal shootings in as many days and fears that the Lower Mainland is about to fall witness to another bloody gang war, police did their best to alleviate the public’s concerns by announcing the incidents weren’t linked to …

The province’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquest into how three employees of a Langley mushroom farm died in 2008, after inhaling noxious fumes, in the hopes that a broader examination of the incident can prevent similar deaths from …

The Whistler-based company responsible for the slaying of more than 50 sled dogs in April of last year has donated its remaining animals and property to a non-profit foundation, denying that this is a damage limitation exercise.

The Occupy movement and the labour movement have been allies, but that association has begun to fray as protesters looked to shut down Vancouver’s port – a move that would cost union members a day’s pay.